"Do you know how long it took you?"

I knelt silently, my fingers frozen to the point of non-sensation.

"Come on, go to punishment!"

The whip whipped on his back one by one, and his nails dug into the flesh and pierced the palms of his hands.

Biting his lower lip until the smell of blood gradually spreads. Salty and sweet are intertwined, and the taste is bizarre and unique.

Flogging has been in memory since childhood. The slight difference this time was that they had soaked the whip in salt water in advance, and each whip cut through the skin, and the salt water stained it, like ten thousand ants hovering over their hearts.

I silently counted the whips in my heart, once, twice, three times...... Twenty-one, twenty-two......

They put their life to the death, and they didn't need to look at it to know that the skin must be open. A whip hit my spine, causing me to breathe in the air, and I pressed my hand against my back, feeling the warm blood cascading down my fingertips.

The next whip hit the back of his hand, and he withdrew his hand, and there was a faint blood stain oozing from the back of his hand.

From the moment I entered the Longcheng Palace, I thought that I had succeeded halfway, but I never thought that there would be such a dejected and embarrassed moment today, and all my efforts would be in vain in an instant. It's just because I want to really decide my fate for the first time, just because my choice is him instead of returning to the country.

But now, I have begun to waver, my choice may be wrong, in his eyes, maybe there is no difference between me and Wan Niang Li Concubine.

All the kindness he does to me is acting, and he does it seamlessly, isn't it? I can see through everyone, but I can't see through him.

The next whip sounded, I didn't feel the pain, a pair of thin arms wrapped around me, and I looked behind me in a daze, it was Xia Xiying.

Her stubborn look reminded me of myself who I used to be in Liufu. "Ask for mercy, and all the remaining flogging will be replaced by Xiying alone!"

The housekeeper approached us indifferently and held out her index finger to raise my chin. "Sure enough, it's a powerful character, no matter where you go, there are people who work for you, I don't know what kind of magic is cast?"

I tugged at the corner of my lips and gave her a disdainful smile, and she was so enraged by me that she reached out and slapped her face firmly, and the sweetness of her throat mixed with the blood from the corners of her mouth flowed to her jaw.

Since I was rescued by Chongzi and returned to the Dark Night Pavilion, I have never experienced such a moment, and sure enough, there is a saying that feng shui takes turns.

Mama was angry, lowered her voice and said: "Don't give me the ability to do it here, if you have a kind, go to the Queen Mother!" But you don't have a chance, go to the underworld! ”

The Queen Mother was still reluctant to let me go after all, but this was expected. She has experienced all kinds of harem sinisters and climbed to the top step by step, how could she be merciful for such a small hidden danger as me?

The people in the prison vault are almost ruthless, from their faces, from their words, and they make me feel how pitiful they are, just as pitiful as I am.

The head sat on the rattan chair, blew the foam in the teacup leisurely, and said, "Mama Chen, what do you think should be done?" ”

Mama Chen smiled: "I heard that this little slut has stolen things from the house before and was driven out with a broken hand, but I didn't expect to repeat the old trick, so let's follow her wishes." ”

I stared at her, not letting my eyes reveal anything, but I knew that it was not only my body that was cold, but also my eyes.

Her eyes dodged, not daring to look at them.

"Good idea. ”

As soon as the three words came out, a eunuch immediately came up and pulled me, and a wooden shackle was fastened on my wrist.

I don't have the strength to struggle at the moment, and even if I do, I won't necessarily be able to escape this fate.

There were a lot of old blood stains on the shackles, and the dark brown color dissolved into the texture of the wood.

"Wait!" I scolded, and the eunuch was startled, and his movements froze.

Mama Chen said angrily: "What are you still doing in a daze!" Pull it down and cut it off. ”

"You have been in charge of this prison for more than 20 years, and you know best who can get out alive." I will kneel and remain unmoved.

The head raised his head at this time and replied, "Do you think you can get out alive?" ”

"The Queen Mother sent me here, you know in your heart that it is because of the emperor, maybe it doesn't matter if I die today, you can go and receive the reward, but have you ever thought that even if the emperor is not good, there is no way to take the queen mother, but you can still handle this little master. When the time comes, will the Queen Mother obey her son's will for the sake of mother-son love, or will she turn her face with the emperor for you? I said calmly, observing the look on her face.

The boss was furious and slapped the table. "You threaten me?"

I smiled and said, "Threat? If there is no balance in the mind, how can I threaten it? The emperor is willing to abolish Mu Meiren for me, what do you think, what are you? Even if it is death, I, Liu Sujin, must pull someone, no, I want everyone in the prison vault to bury me for me......"

"Smack!"

The slap in the face fell on my cheek, and the unfinished words were cut off, but it was clear that it was enough.

I laughed, my mouth full of blood.

"Maniac!" She scolded, the panic between her eyebrows could not be concealed.

The cheeks were swollen and numb, and the hot and burning pain continued to spread like a prairie fire.

She paced up the steps, weighing the stakes and the stakes.

After a long time, I heard a sigh, "Someone, put her in the firewood room, no one is allowed to approach without my order, not a drop of water or a grain of rice is allowed to her!" Whoever violates it will repeat it again! ”

The eunuch dragged me all the way to the firewood room, and the cold smell of musty scrambled into my nose.

I don't know where my shoes fell, and the soles of my feet were scratched by stones, and it was terrifying to step on the cold ground.

The moment they opened the door, they pushed me in, and I was lying on the ground, dusty and my arms scratching the skin.

I coughed twice, and the room was too dark for a moment to see.

The shackles on his wrists were still there, and there was a red mark. I looked at the traces and smiled, I still won this battle. I knew I was going to lose.

Little by little, I moved my body and sat up, and my back was about to be leaned against the wall and I hissed in pain, but my hands were restrained and I couldn't move.

There was only some damp hay in this room, and there was no warmth, so I had to rest my head on my knees and curl up as much as I could, so that it would not be so cold and I could live a little longer.

I should be glad that at least I'm alive, that's enough, as long as I'm alive, I'll have to go out one day.

My throat was as burning and hot as my cheeks, and I tried to make a sound, but found that I could no longer speak, only babbling simple syllables. I think it was windy, and I was splashed with cold water, and in such weather, it is difficult for my throat to be comfortable.

Extreme thirst, thirst for water, even a little bit of it, but nothing but the chapped blood scab on the skin of the mouth.

I looked around and there was nothing but some clutter. It was dark at night, and it was even more difficult to see.

In the end, I could only close my eyes and hide in the corner, as long as I fell asleep, I couldn't feel it......

After a long time of confusion, it seemed like I was asleep, and it was like I hadn't slept all night, and I only felt more uncomfortable all over my body, like a furnace, and I felt very cold, between ice and fire, in purgatory.

The subtle light fell on the eyelashes, and when I looked up at the only small window, it was already dawn, and the dust in the firewood room was flying in the beam of light cast by the window, floating and fluctuating.

I was really thirsty, and I couldn't even get a little saliva out of my mouth, so I was poured a cold wind into one mouth.

Standing up against the wall, I suddenly saw ice under the eaves of the window, and I seemed to catch hope, but when I looked closer, I found that the window was too high to reach even if I stood on tiptoe.

I went crazy looking for something to stand by, spread the hay on the floor, and put up some dry firewood, and finally reached the window.

Desperately stretched out his hand, but the wooden shackles were firmly stuck in the exit, and his fingertips couldn't reach the ice when they touched it. A drop of melted water fell on my finger, and I took my hand into my mouth, and before I could feel the droplet, it was gone.

I reached out to catch the water again, and the center of gravity under my feet was unstable and fell to the ground, the shackles hit my wrists, and my head buzzed, and tears hurt out.

If I continue like this, I will collapse and die, no! I have to live, just like when I was kicked out of Liufu, as long as I am alive, I have a chance to turn over.

Moving my gaze to a broken porcelain bowl in the corner, I crawled over it with my hands and feet, bit the corner of my clothes with my teeth, closed my eyes slightly, and slashed the inside of my arm with the porcelain bowl.

The blood was oozing out slowly, and I licked it off with my tongue, sucking the wound.

When the smell of blood filled my mouth, I couldn't hold back the discomfort in my stomach anymore and fell to the ground retching.

Some people say that when people in the desert are cornered, they drink their own blood. But I couldn't, and the rich flavor and the feeling of disdain for myself made me sick.

Maybe, I'm going to die here, maybe, I'm really going to never get out again......

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Mu Mu: I'm not a stepmother, I'm not a stepmother, I'm not a stepmother...... (Here again, thank you again to all the relatives who have not left after Mu Mu's break, please don't give up on me~ I love you~ Wait for me to return normally~)